Library:ADCLP/Shadow

Shadow / Cendrars, Blaise

Summary

Translation of: La Féticheuse. Translated by Marcia Brown. This symbolic mood piece reflects stories told by African storytellers and shamans around a nighttime fire. Rich colours with black cutout accents create the visual image of the prowling, dancing, mute shadow.

Keywords

African folktales, Poetry, Shadows

Reading Levels

Ages 7 - 10 / Grades 2 - 5

Awards

• Caldecott Medal, 1983

Publication History

• New York : Scribner's, 1982. 40. ISBN 0684172267